Troop News & Upcoming Events
Applying to Troop 126
Our troop holds several open house events for potential applicants to meet and experience Troop 126. These usually take place in November and December. Check our website for details when those months draw closer.
We accept applications for new scouts starting in December for possible onboarding the following March. The end of February is typically when Arrow of Light scouts bridge from the Cub Scouting program. Priority is given to those scouts who have earned their Arrow of Light or are bridging from a Cub Scout Pack.
We have a limited amount of openings each year. As such, not all applicants may be accommodated. We encourage you to pursue your love of Scouting either with Troop 126 or another troop in the area, such as Troop 2021G (San Ramon) and 36G (Danville). You can locate a Scouts BSA troop near you by clicking this link.
Troop 126 is meeting in-person at GRMS
(Throughout the school year) and at alternative locations outside of that.
Events Calendar
Click here for events calendar of Troop 126
Upcoming Events
ILST - Part 2 Training
Start Date: 09/28/24 9:00 AM
End Date: 09/28/24 11:30 AM
Location: GRMS Library or Ramona Park
Description: The purpose of the Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops - ILST course is to teach Scouts with leadership positions about their new roles and how to most effectively reach success in that role. It is intended to help Scouts in leadership positions within their troop understand their responsibilities and to equip them with organizational and leadership skills to fulfill those responsibilities.
This session focuses on the course material for Modules 1 through 3
(Attendance is OPEN to ALL SCOUTs but is mandatory for those in a LEADERSHIP role following the Troop Election.)
Hiking - Trail Cooking
Start Date: 10/26/24 7:30 AM
End Date: 10/26/24 1:00 PM
Location: Lafayette Reservoir
Description: Cooking Merit Badge Trail and Backpacking requirement #6. Breakfast, Lunch, Snack. Let Haya know if you can be a cook.
6. Trail and backpacking meals. Do the following:
a. Using the MyPlate food guide or the current USDA nutrition
model, plan a menu for trail hiking or backpacking that
includes one breakfast, one lunch, one dinner, and one
snack. These meals must consider weight, not require
refrigeration and are to be consumed by three to five people
(including you). List the equipment and utensils needed to
prepare and serve these meals.
b. Create a shopping list for your meals, showing the amount of
food needed to prepare and serve each meal, and the cost for
each meal.
c. Share and discuss your menu plan and shopping list with
your counselor. Your plan must include how to repackage
foods for your hike or backpacking trip to eliminate as much
bulk, weight, and garbage as possible.
d. While on a trail hike or backpacking trip, prepare and serve
two meals and a snack from the menu planned for this
requirement. At least one of those meals must be cooked over
a fire, or an approved trail stove (with proper supervision).**e. After each meal, have those you served evaluate the meal on
presentation and taste, then evaluate your own meal. Discuss
what you learned with your counselor, including any adjustments that could have improved or enhanced your meals. Tell how planning and preparation help ensure successful trail hiking or backpacking meals.
f. Explain to your counselor how you should divide the food
and cooking supplies among the patrol in order to share the
load. Discuss how to properly clean the cooking area and
store your food to protect it from animals